Researchers using advanced neural networks have successfully translated a series of fragmented inscriptions found on quartz outcrops in the Aravalli Range. The texts, titled 'Soma-Rta', date back to the 4th century BCE and provide a sophisticated philosophical framework connecting ritual libations with the preservation of local water systems and floral biodiversity. Unlike later liturgical texts, these inscriptions emphasize the metaphysical duty of humans to act as seasonal custodians of the mountain ecosystems.
The discovery is particularly significant for its early articulation of biocentric ethics, suggesting that the concept of 'Rta' (cosmic order) was applied directly to environmental management. This find challenges the traditional timeline of when specific ecological philosophies were formalized in the Vedic tradition, pushing the integration of nature-worship and systematic ethics further back into the pre-Mauryan era.